National Science and Technology Forum (NSTF) is one of the foremost entities in SA. We have previously covered the NSTF Awards, which are deemed ‘the Oscars of Science’. On top of, the Executive Director, Ms. Jansie Niehaus, has written the article pertaining to universities also in this edition (in her own capacity that is). NSTF is emailing me their newsletter. It is a collection of interesting happenings in the science world and really covers a lot of ground for anybody interested in ‘science’. So, is it all about the professors? NSTF is a lot more than that, and that is where we will unpack some of the initiatives aimed at young people. We all know that math and science are important topics in school. We also know that students who might excel in math and science might not be greatly inspired in other topics in school and therefore the overall marks might be less impressive. It is a nice way of saying that the genius in math might be hopeless in language! NSTF has a special programme to recognise the ‘genius’ in math and science. The Brilliants Programme. And it has been around for 20 years.
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